Backend Developer - Java

Your opportunity

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

The Financial Planning team within Wealth and Asset Management (WAM) Engineering builds the experiences and platform to support clients in planning for their futures – to give them a unique way to translate their goals into actions. In Financial Planning, we are looking for a Software Developer. You will be a strong developer on the team with deep technical knowledge as well as the ability to help other team members in solving complex technical issues. You will work closely with architects, technologists, and business partners to align with the team and organization technology strategies.

If you’re looking to bring your expertise to a firm that will provide consistent challenges, promoting development and ownership of your career, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Designing and implementing REST and SOAP API services and using SQL and NoSQL databases to manage data.
• Writing unit and integration tests and help set up the CI/CD pipeline while working with DevOps.
• Adhering to best-effort Trunk-based development which includes writing automation code along with the completion of a feature.
• Openness to learn, and the ability to work collaboratively with the team.
• Participate in engineering practices such as code reviews, service discovery, and environment strategy.
• Provide support, including on-call support when necessary.

What you have

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field is required
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with application and service development using C# and .NET frameworks (ASP.NET, .NET Core)
• 3+ years’ experience in Distributed Databases Microsoft SQL Server(preferred) and NoSQL database: MongoDB etc.
• 3+ years’ experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, message queues, etc.)
• Professional experience with RESTful and SOAP API development
• Professional experience with source code repository tools, such as Bitbucket or GitHub
• Strong communication skills – you balance written and verbal communication to clearly share your perspective with others on the team

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with application and service development using Java and Springboot
• Experience with Github actions and setting up CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Bamboo
• Experience with both Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) and cloud services such as Google Cloud Platform
• Experience working in a fast-paced financial services domain is preferred
• Experience working with Microsoft Copilot and Gen-Ai solutions
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and helping them grow their technical skills through clear feedback and code reviews
• Demonstrated mindset of continuous learning and improvement
• Experience with Java is preferred but not required

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.